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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
NEW ORLEANS ORPHANS HOME.


nor sprightly in manner. Her face was i'll
expressive, broad and red, while her hands
and feet were large and uncomely. 1t was
not for possessing exterior personal graces
that prompted the people of her adopted
home to erect to her memory the first and
only statue to q woman in the United States,
and really the first in the world to one other
than a sovereign. 1t was not physical
charms, but for her beauty of Christian char
scter, shown in daily deeds of charity; for
her unremitting zeal and energy for the
cause of the homeless and friendless, that she
is remembered among the women who in
their day have been-
Those starry lights of virtue that diffuse
Through the dark depths of time their vital
flame.
Her life was one sweet strain of moral hui
manity, gospel preached to every listening
ear in tones and acts of kindness and love, i'll
a spirit of ever flowing benevolence, and in
the silent teachings of patience and faith
under difficulties and suffering. Her place is
among "the noble army of martyrs" for no
doubt her sacrifices brought burdens which
weighed down the closing years of her useful
life.
One III icO- BulcU
rested from her labors On July 0, 1884,
tue beautiful marble statue which stands
in front of the New Orleans Fe-
male Orphan asylum, which she had been
largely instrumental in building, was I'M
yelled to public view. 1t represents her in
her favorite garb, engaged i'll caressing an
orphan child. The statue is found in the
midst of a picturesque little park on Camp
street, few blocks from Canal street, the
great thoroughfare of the Crescent City.
Long, long be my heart with such memories
filld!
Like the vase in which roses have once been dis
tilrd,
You may break, you may ruin the vase if you
will
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still
Two years later, Oct II, 1886, i'll the town
If Walsall, StafTordshire, England, Il similar
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16

fore starting. Her captors travelled for
several days, when one night Mrs.
Dustin resolved to escape, which project
could only be accomplished by killing
her Indian masters which she proceeded to
do by Staying ten stalwart savages with their
own tomahawks. In the canoe of her captors
she succeeded in reaching home and friends.
Her monument records an individual act of
desperation The statues of Margaret and
Dora tell the story of sweet and devoted lives,
of charities that soothed and healed and
blessed, like flowers scattered at the feet Of
suffering humanity. MOSES FOLSOM.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
VERY NERVOUS

For many years have been afflicted with Rheu-
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digestion finally added to my misery and sooa be-
came feeble and very nervous, and my whole eys
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Atlanta Ga, May 4, 1886
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16

Beautiful woman, from whence came thy bloom, 70
Thy beaming eye, thy features fairy
What kindly hand on thee wac land
EndoV ing thee with beauty rareY
"'Twas not ever thus" the dame replied,
"Once pale this face, these features bold,
The 'Favorite Prescription of DR.. Pierce
Wrought the wondrous change which you behold.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16

CIR o w N E D,
not untitled, was
Margaret Haugh-
cry, n woman es-
teemed by the peo-
pie of New Orleans
to q degree that
queens m ig hit
envy; indeed every
one called her by
her given name, as
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16

scene was enacted
in the city market
place by the unveil-
ing of a testimo-
NAL in marble to
another uncrowned
queen, Sister Dora,
whose work among
the homes of the
poor and afflicted,
and in the Cottage
hospital which she
founded, endeared
her to all lovers of
humanity. Unlike
Margaret, she was
a C co m p lished in
mind and graceful
in person, fit to
adorn the highest
walks of life, but
she gave her time
and strength to the
alienation of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
TO THE PUBLIC.

CHARLOTTE, N, G, April 81, 1886.
After using B. B. B unhesita ingly state that
it did more good for my Kidney Complaint than all
other remedies combined. Its action is speedy and
l cheerfully recommend it for Kidney Derang =
mente. L. b. CALLAHAN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16

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lous Swelling, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
UNCR0WNED QUEENS.
HISTORY OF MARGARET HAUGHERY
AT NEW ORLEANS.

Sister Dora of the Cottage Hospital,
Walsall, Sta Yorkshire, England-Han-
nah Dustin of Boscawen, n. H.-The
Monument Erected to Their Memory.
Special CorreSpondence1
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16

Stage, the famous Yaie pitcher, expects
to become preacher Of the gospel.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
Special Correspondence

New ORLEANS, June 4.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
MARY JAMES TRAVELS.
AN ANCIENT MAID AND A ROMAN
TIC MAIDEN ABROAD.

Their Experience on the Boundless Bill
lows of the Atlantic Ocean-What They
the Shores of Merrie England.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
The Aluays Needy Turk.

The Porte is before the powers again with 8 brace of fresh requests, one being for permission to issue loan of S25, 900, : 900 on the Egyptian and Cyprus tributes, and the other that the powers will nomin- ate some candidate for the Bulgarian throne who will be acceptable to the Sobranje. Both requests are in the line of chronic helplessness which has long been associated with Turkey. The puzzle in her finances Is how she constantly man. ages, when apparently beyond the bottom of her cash and quite at the bottom of her credit, to hunt up some new article of value to pawn or some old one on which an additional mortgage is possible. With billion dollars or so of debt, on which only fractional interest is paid, she was able not long ago to pledge some of her railways for money with which to buy guns and ammunition. Now comes an other device, and the wonder is where it will an end. Perhaps she will begin soon to sell out some of her islands or outlying provinces if the powers will allow each other to buy them.-New York Times.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
CUTTING GARMENTS FOR MEN.

How Ready Made Clothing Is Made to
 Fit the Average Customer.
 Every man of we'll proportioned figure can go into ready made clothing estab- lishment and purchase suit that will fit him tolerably well for very little money. There was time when the prices were not so reasonable and the fit of the gar ments not so satisfactory. The ready made business has been carried to Q de- gree of perfection during the past few years that has made bankrupts of many custom tailors. Deductions have been drawn from experience, experiments have been tried, and the human figure has been so carefully studied, that an average measurement has been established where by nine out of every ten men can be fitted to their satisfaction.
 The system of cutting garments adopted by the leading establishments is known as the progressive method" It starts from the chest measurement and works accord ing to a law of progression. It has been proved that the figure of a well built man can be fitted from the chest measurement alone-in other words, a man who meas ures fl inches across the chest will, if nature has endowed him with Q perfect form, measure go 34 inches across the auQ SO O-3 luCueS hJ vQ6 SuOulu6I blade. These are tine fundamental meas urements of tailors, for if coat fits snugly at the shoulders other considera- tions are, with most men, of small i'm portance. If a man measures 42 or 43 inches across the chest the other propor. tions increase progressively three fourths of an inch around the shoulders and one half an inch at the shoulder blade for every additional inch of chest measurement The trousers are @ secondary matter They are made of all sizes, to suit long and short legged men alike.
 Of course many men cannot be fitted we'll in ready made garments. They art made for the average figure, and not fol the peculiar build of badly formed men The progressive method" has proved SC successful that even custom tailors have adopted the chest measurement to star from making other notifications in thu cut of the garments afterward to suit thu proportions of their patrons. Some tailor: advertise by circulars to make perfectly fitting garments from the measurement O the chest alone.-New York Mail ant
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
The First Train from Paris.

Paris is making preparations for spe- cial jubilee of her own. A few weeks hence it will be fifty years since the first train steamed out of Paris and reached the suburb of St. Germain. The guard of that train is still alive and has strange accounts to give of the journey and of the prepar ations for it. It seems to have been scarcely such triumph for France, after all. The engine, of course, was English, and the driver and stoker were English too. The engine ran on four wheels, and was singular contrast to present locomotives, but the first class carriages were almost of the same pattern as that still in use on the line. The sec ond class were open, furnished with cur tains to keep of the sun, and beyond the curtains nets were stretched to prevent too curious travellers from losing their balance and their lives.
 French taste asserted itself in the de- paTtments of costume and music. The guards had uniform of blue, and gold buttons, and were supplied with hunting horns. Great importance was attached to the horns, which were to represent the comets used by the positions of the mail coaches. For week before the first journey the guards carefully rehearsed Q fanfare, which was to be played with great spirit on the departure and just be- fore the arrival of the train. They have changed many things on French lines in fifty years, and among others have sub stituted railway whistles for hunting horns.-Boston Transcript
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
Glrded Their Loins and Skippcd,

"How is the work progressing in Da- kotas' asked Boston minister of good brother who lives in Dakota at the Baptist anniversaries the other day.
 ''Well, I am getting along pretty well, but still it's rather discouraging, replied the Dakota man with an air of despond- ency.
 ''1sn't there any religious interest out there1 Can't you awaken it? Or won't they come to churchs'
 ''No. it isn't that. The first week l went there had big congregations. One day there were 150 down on their knees weeping and praying. A man came in and said there were two detectives coming down the road and every blessed person got up and skipped, ,"--Minpeapolis Jour, nal.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
Hard to Sec the Ball.

I am surprised that tho public do not know that it is difficult thing to see a ball while facing the grand stand. The other day ball was batted at Foutz while he was pitching and he dodged it. The crowd yelled ''rats" and ''coward. :" The fact is, Dave could hardly see the ball, not because it was necessarily swift, but be- cause it was the same color as the grand stand which he was facing. Nearly every spectator has played ball only in an open field where he had q horizon line, above which the ball could easily be seen against the sky. But in an inclosed field it is a difficult matter to see a ball well black ened by use, in the infield, if it comes from the dark grand stand. It is this that causes so many of the mysterious muffs and misses which the public can see no excuse for.-Baseban Player in Globe-Democrat.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
Cation saed Producta

Two-thirds of the cotton seed oil sold in the United States goes to the makers of lard and butterine, and it's use to the ex- tent of about 20 per cent. has been one of the most powerful influences in reducing the price of lard. It is also being used for cooking, and large proportion of the oil taken with salads and sardines is the product of the cotton fields. Happily sci entiflc men declare that it is perfectly wholesome, and some say that it is better than animal fats, at which vegetarians will rejoice. It is estimated that not far from 600, 900 tons of cotton seed are used in this industry every year, and that from 400, 900 to 500, 900 barrels of crude oil are produced, half of which is exported from the states. The oil is not the only prod uct of the seed The meal, after the oil has been expressed, is sold, either loose or compressed into cake, for animal food, cattle taking to it kindly, and for fertiliz- ing purposes. When refined it is difficult to distinguish between the cotton and olive oils.-Chicago Times.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
The Shipmsnt of Gold.

Gold is shipped across the ocean in specie kegs, made of extra hard wood with an extra iron hoop, each keg containing S5,O0O. In the interest of security each keg is treated to what is technically known among the shippers as the fred taping process" At each end of the keg, in the projecting rim of the slaves above the head, are bored four holes at equidistant intervals. A piece of red tape is run through these holes, cross- ing on the head of the keg, and the ends finally meet in the center. At the point of meeting the tape is sealed to the kegs head by wax bearing the name of the shipper. Gold crosses the ocean very much as any other kind of freight, without any special looking after, though some houses scrupulously limit the amount intrusted to any one ship to $250, 0,000.-Exchange.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
Result of staxe Kneelipx.

s'Housemaid's kneen has long held Q recognized and honorable place among the tlls which flesh is heir to-honorable be- cause, as we know, 'sWho sweeps floor as for Gods law makes that and the ac- ton fine." The prevailing taste for emotional drama has developed @ varia- tion of this complaint which may be called Heading lady's knee" Mrs. Kendall is the first victim, or at any rate the first whose case has been recorded. Lady Clancarty has to importune, first her
 iinty hearted brother, and then the more complaisant king, for mercy toward her husband. This involves such continual kneeling that Mrs. Kendall has been for some time suffering the pains hitherto held peculiar to housemaids and nuns. She now kneels upon Q cushion.-Pau Mall Gazette.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
Gen. Jackson,s Death He'd.

Gen. Jackson's death bed at the Her mitage, one bright Sabbath morning in June, 1845, is described as scene never to be forgotten. He bade them all adieu in the tenderest terms, and enjoined them, old and young, white and black, to meet him in heaven. All were in tears, and when he had breathed his last the out burst of grief was irrepressible. The con- gregation at the little Presbyterian church on the plantation, which the general had built to gratify his deceased wife, the morning service over, came focking to the mansion as his eyes were closing, and added their bewailment to the general sorrow.
 Shortly after this mournful event q lady friend of the family encountered an old servant in the kitchen, who was sob ping as though her heart would break. "Ole missus is gone," she brokenly said to the lady, land now ole massa is gone; dey's all gone, and dey was our bes frens. And ole massa, not satisfied with teachin' us how to live, has now teached us how to die. Ben: Perley Poore's Letter.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
Defyinx Spanish cour. Etiauette.

The queen regent of Spain is knocking the blue laws of Spanish etiquette to pieces at Q jolly rate. The other day she called meeting of the ministry at the Castle of Aranjuez. When the statesmen reached the gate of the park they found the qneen and the Princess Isabel waiting for them. The queen was in Q victoria and the Princess Isabel was in drag and four. The queen was driving. She in vited Senor Sagasta to. take q seat beside her, and the other ministers were accom- md 9iated in the drag On reaching the ca$tle coffee was brought, and the queen ordered cigars to be produced as well and offered to the gentlemen. The ministers seemed to hesitate. In all the annals of Spanish history no subject had ever smoked in the presence of @ queen. The queen regent, however, gave the com mand, and the ministers, like dutiful sub jects, obeyed. Gold sticks and chamber lains have been ever since in hopeless despondency.-New York Tribune.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
The Travelling Public to Blame.

Perhaps collisions at sea between great steamships will become entirely impos- sible some day; but it will not be until the travelling public gets over it's present hurry. If steamships came to 8 full stop the moment tho fog settled down on them, or just as soon as another fog horn than their own was heard, there would not be any serious chance of their coming to- gether. By a code of signals under such circumstances one vessel might even ad- vance slowly while the other stood ready to back, until it was certain that they had passed each other. But this would be slow work, and the growing of the pas sengers at the delay would probably drive the commander to suicide or vio- lence. No, tho public itself is not yet quite willing to travel safely.-New York Tribune.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
India. rrof...ionai poi.oner..

Although the Thugs of India have been long since exterminated, Hindoo writer in The London Standard tells how they have been replaced by professional poison CTS. These people make use of poison extracted from the seed of the ahatura. mixed with opium, and travel from place to place, now poisoning Q travelling com panion for his money, laborer for his oxen or host for the valuables in his house. They are distinguished from the Thugs in that they kill women, children and pilgrims, which the Thugs would not do. The road prisoners are organized secretly, and great efforts have been made to exterminate them, but thus far with out success.-New Orleans Times Demo crat.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
RECALL.

Love me- or I am slainl' I cried, and meant Bitterly true each word. Nights, morns, slipped
 by, Moons, circling suns, yet still alive am I; Dut shame to me, if my best time be spent On this perverse, blind passionl Are we sent Upon planet just to mate and die, A man no more than some pale butterfly That yields his day to natures sole intenti Or is my life but Marguerite's ox eyed flower, That should stand and pluck and fling away, One afLer one, the petals Of each hour, Like a love dreamy girl, and only say, Loves me, and "loves me not, " and loves mef"
 Nayl Let the mans mind awake to manhood's power.
 Andrew Hedbrooke in the Atlantic.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
On the Safe Side.

He-I see that between sixty and one hundred persons in different parts of the country have been poisoned by ice cream.
 She Burning pale)-Did any of them die, George?
 He-N-no; but some of them were very sick.
 She (color slowly coming back)-One cannot be too careful, George, where one eats ice cream. Hereafter let us stick to lmonico's.-Harper's Bazar.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
BootbI.cks Give Rain Checks.

A reporter dropped into prominent hotel to have his boots polished. The weather was decidedly threatening at the time, and ns he left the chair he said:
 ''lt is almost certain to rain, and shall lose my elegant ten cent shine.''
 "Oh, we'll fix that all right" said the frescoer. 'I'n give you rain check, and If you lose your shine come back this afternoon and will give you another" :" Detroit Free Press.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
An Important Find.

Two skeletons dug up several months ago in cave near the Orneau, in Belgium, appear to belong to the oldest race of which any distinct record exists These prehistoric individuals were contemporary with the mammoth, and inhabited the country before the great ice age They were short and thick set, with broad shoulders, supporting long and narrow head, with an extremely low forehead. --- Arkansaw Traveller.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
An EnterprfsiurFarmer.

It is said that young farmer near town hires a negro to plov, and in order to see that no time is foold away he rides the mule so as to face the plowman, carrying an umbrella ovel his own head and using big fan in or6r to keep cool. -Covington (Ga:) Enterprise.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
One Thousand Atmospheres.

An apparatus of iron and glass, in which 8 pressure of 1000 atmospheres can be developed for the purpose of study ing the influence of great pressure on animal life. has been exhibited to biol ogists in France. With it deep sea animals can be observed under their natural compression.-Boston Transcript.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
The London Zoo"

The travelling propensties of the Eng ishman are beneficial to the London 'ZoO," which receives every week 8 score or more of gifts from all parts of the world. There are 2,0N animals in the 'Zoo," and there were 69, ,674 visitors to
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06

4 Russian mind reader at Paris finds hidden objects without coming in phYsi- cal contact with any of the persons hay ing knowledge of the secret.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
Explosive Soda Water Bottles.

The yearly increasing consumption of temperance drinks, particularly of aerated waters, Is, on the whole, 0 matter for con graduation. It is also fact which rem ders the moro necessary some precaution lest the greater demand should itself en- tail certain public disadvantages, which might, with some forethought, be avoided. With regard to cost, for instance, recent experience has shown that there is in many quarters tendency to unjustiflable extortion in the retail sale of these very simple drinks. A warning of different kind has lately been communicated through the daily press with reference to the imperfect filling of soda water bottles. A fault of this description is little, if at all, less blameworthy than that to which we have already referred. It is necessary for the safe use of aerated waters that the water itself should be in due proportion to the gas which it is intended to absorb. If it is not, the excess of gas may cause, and repeatedly has caused, an explosion, sometimes with serious consequences. How far, in such cases of accident, the re- suit was due to some flaw in the bottles themselves is doubtful.-LondOn Lancet
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06

The military tactics of the British soldiers of today are exatly the same as In the time of the duke of Wellington. They arc more picturesqr than practical
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-06
Stained e,A.. Portrai. of wa.hib

Stained Glass Portrait of Washington.
 Gen. William F. Rogers is the tossessor of Q stained glass portrait of George Washington; which was made in China seventy years ago, when the art was almost unknown in this country. The portrait is by Sully, after Stewards cele- brated painting, and is life size. It has been in the Rogers family for sixty years, and is one of the half dozen of its kind in the world. Chicago News.